UK Exchange Program Jo Burrows Jo Burrows George Adams 9/5-6/2009 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

UK Exchange Program Jo Burrows Jo Burrows George Adams 9/5-6/2009

UK Exchange Program • Established 2006 – Starter’s Exchange • Outreach Training Program – USATF Training Subcommittee – Only 12 Total Applicants !!! • USATF – Airfare UK Athletics – Food, Lodging • Application – Cover letter, Statement of Interest, Application Form, Two letters of recommendation Deadline: Mid-April – National or Master Level Official – Be available 1 st week Sept to travel – Joint written report to Vice Chair Deadline: Mid-November – Present findings – Annual Meeting – 1 st week Dec

McCain UK Young Athletes League Finals Birmingham, England, UK • National Associations (4) – England, Scottish, Welsh Athletics & Athletics Northern Ireland • Youth Clubs from National Associations compete in matches in season accumulating league points (based on # of teams in match) • Match points for an event based on # of teams in event • • Eight clubs with highest league points – Main Finals – Sunday Eight clubs with highest league points – Main Finals – Sunday Teams placed 9 th -16 th in league points – Auxiliary Finals – Saturday • • Each team can enter “A” competitor and “B” competitor • Winner determined by team with highest scores – separate boys and girls team awards • U-13, U-15 & U-17 Boys / Girls Divisions

Meet Management / Technical Meeting A. Pre-competition Organization 1. Facilities Check 2. Presentation Materials 3. General appearance and cleanliness – stadium 4. Photo finish check 5. Two sets of EDM (Electronic Distance Measuring) B. Monitoring access C. C. Camera Registration Camera Registration D. Stewards (Ushers) E. Athlete’s Assembly F. Presentation G. Officials 1. Night before – assignments made – officials often find out the next morning, but may also know the night before depending on particular referee 2. Field Event Referee make assignments for events 3. Treasurer reimburses officials each morning for expenses

Duty Sheet Officials Assignments F = Fixture (Event)

Meet Management / Technical Meeting Cont’d H. Results I. Standards J. Press / Photographers / Film Crew K. Lunch for Officials L. L. Hospitality - Guests & VIPs Hospitality - Guests & VIPs M. Medical Support N. Merchandising / Food Vendors O. Athlete’s of the Match P. Team Manager’s Reception – i.e., Scratch Meeting

Field Events Overview • All events except vertical jumps – three trials only • Electronic distance measuring (EDM) on all events except one girls discus (U-15) • No jump-offs in PV or HJ • Check-in for event one hour prior to event at the …..

… Outside Throwing Cage (discus. hammer); also separate shot sector and javelin runway – unusual for most meets – typically, warm-up at venue Warm - up until 10 min prior (HT, DT, SP) or 15 min (JT) prior to event, then report to venue

Terminology Differences for Positions/Duties • Leader (Head Judge) Card 1 – 1 st Recorder Card 2 – 2 nd Recorder • • EDM – Electronic Distance Measurement (i.e., Laserlynx) • • Spike – Mark in the field, pit ( i.e. “stick”) Spike – Mark in the field, pit ( i.e. “stick”) • Scoreboard – Performance Board • Validity of Jump (PV, HJ), Validity of Landing (JT) • Plane of Uprights (PV, HJ) = Placing the bar

Distance Card Leader

Standard Operating Procedure Throws / Horizontals 1. Leader: Call-up “Number 7, Mr. Cosgrove to throw (jump), Number 4, Mr. Goulding to follow, Number 5 Mr. Quarmby to be ready.” 2. The horn (long throws only) 3. 3. Sector judges / EDM (two in the field) + implement Sector judges / EDM (two in the field) + implement return raise hands acknowledging before EACH throw 4. Athlete enters ring or runway, then throws or jumps 1 st Recorder 5. EDM / Card 1 6. EDM raises hand signifying measurement received 7. Repeat

The Horn One Toot – Sector Be Ready Two Toots – Foul in the Ring Three Toots – “Fixture” (Event) has concluded

EDM Jo – Card 2 Sue – Card 1 EDM

Scorecard = Performance Board Round Bib Number Distance

Distance Card One Flight Single Digit Bib Number “A” Double Digit Bib Number“B” NT (NJ) Rank 1-16

Horizontals Plasticine Plasticine Everywhere !! No Jump Indicator Green Plasticine: Warm-up Yellow Plasticine (alternate 2 boards): Competition

No Jump …… …well then it’s time to roll, luv!

Spiking Triple – Four Boards: 7, 9, 11 and 13 m Athletes grouped by board; altered order due to changing boards, plasticine

Javelin Anything wrong with this picture? Sector not cordoned off; No shoes as markers!

Javelin Cont’d Dedicated Official - Arm Action, Runway Control, Runway Exit

Pole Vault • No run throughs – U17 Girls – 2.5 hours • No verification of heights during competition with bar; only for record attempts • No “Flexicord” (Bungee cord) • 10 cm increment until three remain then 5 cm ONE HEIGHT CARD ! (FLIGHT SHEET)

1 2 3 4 5 6 Pole Vault Cont’d Countback Statistics on Height Card 1 – Overall Best Vault 2 – Trials at Height Cleared 3 – Total Failures 4 – Total Trials 5 - Final Position 6 – “A” or “B”

“Droppers”

Other Interesting Items Manual Timers Standards

General Observations / Notes • Field Event Officials: Well Rounded – Rotated all field events except HJ (Jo all field events) • Time Lag – Distance and Height Cards (Flight Sheets) • Team Points – Hammer / Discus Cage – Short & Legal! • “Clubs will be awarded 2 points for each official provided, up to a maximum of 10, and a bonus of 5 points if they fulfill their total requirement.”

Officials Advancement – UK Athletics • Four Home Country Athletics Federations – Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England – England further sub-divided into three Tri-Regional Groups – Each Tri-Regional Group consists of three regions – Each Region parceled into multiple counties • Technical Officials Classified as Levels 1-5 1 – least experience 5 – most experience experience – Training for Levels 1 & 2 regional level (England) or other three athletics federations – Levels 3-5 regulated by UK Athletics • Non-Technical Officials – Duties include handling results, athlete accreditation, seeding, officials reception, etc.

Officials Advancement – Continued • Level 1 – Assistant Officials Award – qualified to assist in officiating • Level 2 - single discipline qualified: track judge, field judge, starter – Club: Entry Level – four experiences in logbook “experience” = event duty – County: Additional 10 experiences – Regional: 10 more • Level 3 – minimum 30 track meets over 2 years – Six Reports Done by Level 5 Officials Please note • • Two as a team member Two as a team member descriptions of levels descriptions of levels • One from an official outside the region will go into effect in 2011. • One from Clerk of Course • One from Chief/Referee • One using Technology – Photo Finish for Track Judges – EDM for Field Judges – False Start Equipment for Starters – Attend Level 3 Course with three modules (generic, discipline specific and technology associated with discipline) • Level 4 By Transfer – Old System – Criteria TBD • Level 5

Acknowledgements Richard Messenger – Official Photographer & Drafted Pole Vault Official

Acknowledgements Continued Guide Extraordinaire & Contributing Editor Dave Vidler & Partner-In-Crime Jo Burrows

Acknowledgements • Manjinder Singh – UK Athletics Liaison • Malcolm Fletcher – • Malcolm Fletcher – Overall Referee • Tony Shaw, Sue Wilding • Chris Wilding – Field Referee – Main Finals

Final Acknowledgements • Ken Yerger & Monique White – Co-Chairs for Outreach Program of USATF Training Sub-Committee • Shirley Connors – Chair for Clinics • Rex Harvey – Training Sub-Committee Co-Chair • John Murray – Pacific Association • Jim Carlisle – Southwestern Association • Gordon Bocok – Kentucky Association • Eric Smith – Florida

Zero Test !!